Dinguiraye

Dinguiraye
—  Sub-prefecture and town  —
Market in Dinguiraye
Dinguiraye
Location in Guinea
Coordinates:
Country  Guinea
Region Faranah Region
Prefecture Dinguiraye Prefecture
Population (2008)
 • Total 20,085

Dinguiraye is a small town in northern Guinea, known for its large mosque which until recently was thatched. Population 20,085 (2008 est). [1]

The town is also home to an important Islamic group founded by El Hadj Umar Tall in the nineteenth century.

Notable people

References

  1. ^ World Gazetteer, Retrieved on June 16, 2008